Research Area:  Machine Learning

Abstract:

Data analysis is used as a common method in modern science research, which is across communication science, computer science and biology science. Clustering, as the basic composition of data analysis, plays a significant role. On one hand, many tools for cluster analysis have been created, along with the information increase and subject intersection. On the other hand, each clustering algorithm has its own strengths and weaknesses, due to the complexity of information. In this review paper, we begin at the definition of clustering, take the basic elements involved in the clustering process, such as the distance or similarity measurement and evaluation indicators, into consideration, and analyze the clustering algorithms from two perspectives, the traditional ones and the modern ones. All the discussed clustering algorithms will be compared in detail and comprehensively shown in Appendix.

Keywords:  
Data analysis
communication science
computer science
biology science
clustering algorithm
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Author(s) Name:  Dongkuan Xu and Yingjie Tian

Publisher name:  Springer Nature

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s40745-015-0040-1

Volume Information:  Vol 2, pages 165–193

Paper Link:   https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40745-015-0040-1